Gong.io

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Try and find the time on their calendar to listen in on calls ?and and cross your fingers that you sat in on the “right” calls. Cold calling is not for the faint of heart. For most sales calls, it’s about listening (we’ll get to that skill a bit later). Here’s why: Cold calling isn’t about discovery.

Cold Call 118

Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Cross-sell 118

RingDNA

MARCH 26, 2025

How to Use LinkedIn to Find and Engage B2B Sales Prospects While the cold call has hardly disappeared from inside sales, social media tools such as LinkedIn give you the ability to warm up cold calls with research. For example, say you sell commercial property insurance. Forget cold calling as your only tool.

Closing 62

Closing B2B Sell Referrals 62

Partners in Excellence

MAY 1, 2012

As much as we try to increase our win rates, as much as we try to cross sell to increase our average transaction size, most of the time there’s a great gap–we don’t have enough opportunities to pursue to make our number. There, I said it, the dreaded words—”the cold call.”

Prospecting 111

Prospecting Cold Call Referrals Pipeline 111

Pointclear

APRIL 3, 2014

How many people are multitasking on their devices as they walk down the street, while they’re crossing the street (not so safe), or even while they’re driving (super not safe)? They will not take your cold calls or read your form emails, nor do they want to hear from you on LinkedIn. Yet, take a look around you.

Cold Call 100

Cold Call Referrals Cross-sell Contact 100

Salesmate

MARCH 23, 2021

Start-ups collect leads from many sources like websites, tradeshows, social media, email campaigns, cold calls, references for their revenue cycle. With a CRM, your team can easily visualize every step of the sales processes, clear all the bottlenecks, and sell better! . Team collaboration is vital to their selling efficiency.

CRM 116

CRM Cross-sell Tradeshows Up-sell 116

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The best sales teams don’t just sell — they keep customers happy and drive serious upsell, cross-sell, and expansion revenue. If you sell at a price point north of $50,000 per year, field sales is the perfect go-to-market sales motion for you. That kind of contract size almost always requires an in-person meeting!

Inside sales 130

Inside sales Cold Call Contract Price 130

Salesmate

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Yes, you’ll find many hurdles on the path while selling to enterprises, but a firm determination and constant hard work can lead you to success. A different and long pathway while selling to enterprises. Selling to a large enterprise is a different game. One must expect a long journey while selling to a large enterprise.

Sell 103

Sell Cold Call Negotiate Cross-sell 103

Martech

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Instead, develop dedicated, cross-functional teams to continuously collect and then operationalize customer intelligence into: The products you provide. Nor is simply switching to an account-based GTM strategy to sell and market to specific accounts. The market segments you prioritize. The best channels to market.

B2B 128

B2B GTM Customers Cross-sell 128

Engage Selling

JULY 12, 2012

From anonymous: Do you still feel that cold calling is the best first contact with a new prospect? Cold calls only represent 7% of all sales made in North American in any given year. Calling existing customers for up-sell and cross sell opportunities. Calling warm web or call-in leads.

Cold Call 74

Cold Call Cross-sell Referrals Contact 74

Sales Hacker

MARCH 8, 2024

By partnering with another SaaS company, you can identify opportunities for cross-selling (selling a complementary product to your partner’s customers), or co-selling (teaming up with a partner’s sales team to convert your prospects). Sales tactics like cold calls often have a low conversion rate.

GTM 118

GTM Growth Referrals Cross-sell 118

Hubspot

MARCH 7, 2018

Upsell/Cross-Sell Rates. Finally, use conversion rates to compare different outreach methods, such as emailing or cold calling versus pursuing face-to-face interactions. Upsell/Cross-Sell Rates. KPIs for Sales Managers. New Leads/Opportunities. Client Acquisition Rates. Sales Volume by Location.

Territory 101

Territory Cross-sell A/B testing Promote 101

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 4, 2020

That’s what selling without a sales dashboard is like. This not only takes time away from selling, it can introduce a lot of opportunities for mistakes. Sales leaders can use a dashboard to understand the game their team is playing as they sell and identify where reps may need help or extra training. What is a Sales Dashboard?

Pipeline 135

Pipeline Cross-sell CRM Sales 135

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

You’re not selling tools or closing contracts; you’re offering solutions and building partnerships. Account A business, customer, lead, or prospect a company engages with to sell products or services to. Business-to-business (B2B) A model in which businesses sell products or services directly to other businesses.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Pipeline Cross-sell SQL 52

Sales Hacker

JULY 16, 2020

But three things have changed: There are new sets of tools such as partner ecosystem platforms that automate the co-selling and cross-selling process. Tech integrations make for a very natural narrative about why and how solutions should be co-sold together or cross-sold into each other’s customer bases.

Pipeline 118

Pipeline E-commerce Cross-sell Referrals 118

Martech

JUNE 28, 2022

Marketers play a large, proactive role in the buying-selling process to generate revenue across the entire buyer lifecycle – from generating a new customer, to contract renewal, to solution expansion and cross-sell/upsell.

B2B 122

B2B GTM Cross-sell Cold Call 122

Sales Hacker

MARCH 22, 2018

Simply put, there are two ways to increase revenue—sell more, sell better. More calls, more leads, better data management, and the right people. To get the most out of the conversations you have with your prospects, it’s important to record, transcribe, and analyze your calls. Cold calling is tricky.

Cold Call 85

Cold Call Cross-sell Appointment Up-sell 85

SalesforLife

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

I remember at the beginning of my sales career in the early 2000s, the number one mandate was to create net new opportunities, and that meant cold calling, face-to-face meetings, door knocking – anything we could do to generate leads and opportunities for the business.

Prospecting 96

Prospecting Quota Cold Call Cross-sell 96

Sales Hacker

MARCH 12, 2023

There are no further objections and you’re crossing the Ts now. Email CTA example combined with automated drip outreach sequence In this example, I combined a CTA with the Predictable Revenue Cold Calling 2.0 By clearly asking Brad if he or someone else can jump on a call I give myself 2 opportunities for a small win.

Prospecting 111

Prospecting Cold Call Construction Referrals 111

Veloxy

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This turns a sales rep who spends too much time on non-selling activity into a trusted advisor that spends the majority of their time on customer engagement. This includes tools designed to reduce the administrative burden on revenue operations and reps by automating non-selling activities. How is AI Changing Sales?

Sales 223

Sales Non-Profits CRM Pipeline 223

Hubspot

AUGUST 25, 2022

The goal, of course, isn’t to sell them anything, but to see how things are going and if there’s anything you can do to help. 9am-10am: Cold calling. It may seem counterintuitive, but sometimes when you’re in a sales slump, it helps to focus on activities that you’re good at that aren’t directly related to selling.

Cold Call 88

Cold Call Drivers/motivators Pitch Sales 88

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

She started her career cold-calling on a landline during a recession, so she still sees a lot of opportunity in the current environment. This isn’t just about investing in expansion, cross-sell, and upsell. As mentioned above, sellers are probably selling into a down market for the first time ever in their careers.

Cross-sell 103

Cross-sell Sales Cold Call Up-sell 103

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Amy Appleyard is an experienced, strategic sales leader with demonstrated success in overseeing cross-functional teams to improve the customer experience, drive sales and increase retention in both Distribution as well as SaaS-based sales organizations. Joanne Black is one of the leading authorities in referral selling.

Inside sales 111

Inside sales Sales Cross-sell Consult 111

The 5% Institute

OCTOBER 1, 2020

This gap may be needing more information about what you sell, finding solutions to their problems and pain points , and of course selling and serving new and current clients. Team selling is working with other departments to leverage intelligence, data, and relationships to open new relationships, and close more sales.

Consult 105

Consult Cross-sell Sales Real Estate 105

Gong.io

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Try and find the time on their calendar to listen in on calls ?and and cross your fingers that you sat in on the “right” calls. Cold calling is not for the faint of heart. For most sales calls, it’s about listening (we’ll get to that skill a bit later). Here’s why: Cold calling isn’t about discovery.

Cold Call 71

Cold Call Objectives and Key Results Negotiate Cross-sell 71

Salesforce

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Like other sales approaches, the goal of door-to-door sales is to establish a relationship with a customer, upsell , cross-sell, and close more deals. For example, cold calling and cold emailing are common iterations of D2D sales that technology has helped facilitate.

Objectives and Key Results 52

Objectives and Key Results Territory E-commerce Pitch 52

Hubspot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

When I think about different types of sales calls, some of the first terms that come to mind are terms like warm calling or cold calling. These are important to understand of course, but salespeople aren't always going to call just to pitch to a potential customer — the job encompasses so much more.

Objection handling 87

Objection handling Negotiate Cross-sell Contract 87

CloserIQ

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This includes those who are good at cold calling, objection-handling, closing and cross-selling. Sales training participants can also benefit from the advice and stories of the most successful reps at various points in the pipeline. Actionable takeaways. Avoid lectures or online webinars and get hands-on.

Objectives and Key Results 98

Objectives and Key Results Objection handling Cold Call Cross-sell 98

Hubspot

MAY 5, 2023

Here, we cover the top consumer spending trends in 2023, along with five key strategies for selling during an economic downturn. Table of Contents Top Consumer Spending Trends in 2023 Strategies for Selling in a Recession Top Consumer Spending Trends in 2023 1. Let's take a look at a few strategies for selling in a recession.

Profit margin 91

Profit margin Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Pitch 91

Heinz Marketing

JULY 13, 2020

This week’s episode is entitled “ What’s Old is New (Again): Timeless (and Pandemic-Proof) Sales Advice from Joanne Black “ Joanne is the Founder of No More Cold Calling . She is the founder of No More Cold Calling. Her other book is appropriately called Pick up the Damn Phone. Joanne: Matt.

Pipeline 90

Pipeline Referrals Cold Call Sales 90

The 5% Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

This gap may be needing more information about what you sell, finding solutions to their problems and pain points , and of course selling and serving new and current clients. Team selling is working with other departments to leverage intelligence, data, and relationships to open new relationships, and close more sales.

Consult 98

Consult Cross-sell Sales Real Estate 98

Hubspot

MARCH 19, 2022

For instance, rather than working in a sales role in which your only target was to "make six to eight cold calls each day", you instead worked in a sales role in which you were given high-level goals from leadership, and followed a specific, goals-driven sales plan to make it happen. The goal is to increase revenue.

Objectives and Key Results 93

Objectives and Key Results Cold Call Quota Sales 93

Hubspot

OCTOBER 11, 2019

This is where personal selling comes into play. Personal selling is the key to a well-balanced sales organization, and, in this guide, we’re going to explain why that’s the case. Personal selling is most commonly used for business-to-business (B2B) selling, although it’s also used in retail and trade selling, too.

Sell 98

Sell Cross-sell Negotiate Up-sell 98

Salesforce

JANUARY 3, 2022

As our recent Sales Summit revealed, the old ways of selling — aggressive quotas, in-person sales calls, nagging pipeline reviews — just don’t work anymore. Learn more: “Diversity Sells”. Learn more: “Unlock Team Selling with Strategic Account Planning”. Gamify selling for your reps. Sign up now.

Growth 98

Growth Quota Intrinsic Cross-sell 98

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Set up a “Funnel GPS Call” – a call to unify sales, marketing, and partnerships Atlan runs “Funnel GPS Calls,” which are cross-functional meetings that bring sales, marketing, and partnerships together to review the pipeline and align on strategy. Greater resonance, greater pipeline generation.

GTM 106

GTM Strategize Launch Pipeline 106

Highspot

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

You can’t just say, “We need to sell more products” or, “Let’s make more money this quarter.” If your company has never done social media selling and your customers don’t bother with Instagram, you shouldn’t set a goal to generate 100 new clients via Instagram selling.

Cold Call 59

Cold Call Cross-sell Objectives and Key Results Sales 59

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Selling to Fortune 500 companies is a different game than SMB. Sometimes all the emails, cold calls, tweets, and inMails in the world still won’t get the attention of key contacts at that enterprise account. Yes, the thought of inviting all my prospects to an extravagant dinner and drinks event crossed my mind.).

Process 87

Process CTR Sell Cross-sell 87

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

While reading a book called “ No Forms, No Cold Calls & No Spam ” by Latané Conant, I came to the realization that many vendors try to position ABM as a $40,000 technology stack problem. When sales made a list of logos they wanted to sell, or the list of ‘dream customers’ to close.

CRM 98

CRM Cross-sell GTM Cold Call 98